Synonyms of have

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have 1 of 2

verb

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1

as in to own

to keep, control, or experience as one's own

my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• own
• possess
• retain
• enjoy
• hold
• keep
• carry
• command
• reserve
• rejoice in
• boast
• withhold
• bear
• show off
• sport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• want
• lack
• need
• abandon
• relinquish
• yield
• renounce
• require
• disclaim
• surrender
• cede
• hand over
• discard
• dump
• reject
• spurn
• repudiate
• decline
• disown

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• want
• lack
• need
• abandon
• relinquish
• yield
• renounce
• require
• disclaim
• surrender
• cede
• hand over
• discard
• dump
• reject
• spurn
• repudiate
• decline
• disown

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2

as in to accept

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone

she refused to have him as a husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accept
• take
• confirm
• adopt
• tolerate
• welcome
• endure
• stand
• warrant
• sustain
• sanction
• ratify
• support
• swallow
• abide
• embrace
• stick out
• stomach
• countenance
• okay
• sweat out
• shoulder
• concede (to)
• accede (to)
• give in (to)
• bear
• consent (to)
• brook
• assent (to)
• yield (to)
• succumb (to)
• capitulate (to)
• submit (to)
• bow (to)
• OK
• surrender (to)
• acquiesce (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• deny
• reject
• negative
• decline
• oppose
• disapprove
• resist
• withstand
• dissent (to)
• object (to)
• spurn
• disallow
• turn down
• protest
• fight
• veto
• hold off
• combat
• contest

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• refuse
• deny
• reject
• negative
• decline
• oppose
• disapprove
• resist
• withstand
• dissent (to)
• object (to)
• spurn
• disallow
• turn down
• protest
• fight
• veto
• hold off
• combat
• contest

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3

as in to produce

to bring forth from the womb

her grandmother had 11 children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produce
• deliver
• mother
• get
• bear
• generate
• drop
• birth
• reproduce
• breed
• spawn
• give birth to
• father
• labor
• propagate
• multiply
• sire
• beget
• kid
• litter
• kindle
• pup
• kitten
• whelp
• calve

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• abort
• miscarry

• lose
• abort
• miscarry

4

as in to trick

to cause to believe what is untrue

he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trick
• deceive
• fool
• kid
• have on
• juggle
• catch
• tease
• mislead
• take in
• delude
• sucker
• sting
• burn
• cheat
• misguide
• suck in
• con
• dupe
• buffalo
• snow
• misinform
• string along
• beguile
• bluff
• bamboozle
• gull
• hoodwink
• snooker
• spoof
• humbug
• stick
• hoax
• cozen
• fake out
• pull one's leg
• gaff
• gammon
• put on
• do a number on
• hornswoggle
• lead one up the garden path
• lead one down the garden path
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• shortchange
• squeeze
• bleed
• defraud
• skin
• diddle
• chisel
• swindle
• fleece
• hustle
• rook
• mulct
• euchre
• flimflam

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveal
• uncover
• expose
• tell
• disclose
• divulge
• undeceive
• debunk
• unmask
• unveil
• show up
• disabuse
• uncloak
• disillusion
• disenchant

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• reveal
• uncover
• expose
• tell
• disclose
• divulge
• undeceive
• debunk
• unmask
• unveil
• show up
• disabuse
• uncloak
• disillusion
• disenchant

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5

as in to experience

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

had a great time at the party

had three operations on her leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experience
• see
• undergo
• know
• endure
• feel
• witness
• suffer
• taste
• sustain
• receive
• encounter
• pass
• accept
• meet
• go through
• digest
• assimilate

6

as in to allow

to give permission for or to approve of

I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allow
• permit
• suffer
• tolerate
• admit
• stand for
• concede
• license
• endure
• green-light
• authorize
• commission
• acquiesce
• grant
• warrant
• vouchsafe
• support
• okay
• sanction
• licence
• agree (to)
• accede (to)
• countenance
• accord
• consent (to)
• assent (to)
• condone
• OK
• brook

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forbid
• prohibit
• refuse
• deny
• enjoin
• hinder
• impede
• ban
• veto
• reject
• revoke
• withhold
• obstruct
• suppress
• proscribe
• keep
• disallow
• disapprove
• check
• dislike
• deplore
• censure
• restrain
• curb
• repress
• interdict
• grudge
• frown (at or on)
• discountenance
• disfavor

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• forbid
• prohibit
• refuse
• deny
• enjoin
• hinder
• impede
• ban
• veto
• reject
• revoke
• withhold
• obstruct
• suppress
• proscribe
• keep
• disallow
• disapprove
• check
• dislike
• deplore
• censure
• restrain
• curb
• repress
• interdict
• grudge
• frown (at or on)
• discountenance
• disfavor

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7

as in to bribe

to influence someone with a bribe

an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribe
• buy
• get at
• provoke
• persuade
• entice
• seduce
• lure
• pay off
• tempt
• poison
• square
• corrupt
• induce
• motivate
• spur
• subvert
• taint
• demean
• dishonor
• stimulate
• degrade
• grease the palm of
• fix
• oil the palm of
• debase
• lead on
• oil the hand of
• bait
• warp
• grease the hand of
• defile
• beguile
• debauch
• allure
• prostitute
• trap
• flatter
• pervert
• abase
• goad
• deprave
• tamper (with)
• profane
• snare

8

as in to hold

to keep in one's mind or heart

I have never had an unkind thought for him

do you have an opinion?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hold
• retain
• cherish
• keep
• entertain
• maintain
• harbor
• carry
• cultivate
• bear
• remember
• sustain
• hold on to
• support
• preserve
• nurse
• foster
• nurture
• hang on to
• hug
• treasure
• cleave (to)
• stick (to)
• fixate (on or upon)
• cling (to)
• brood (about or over)
• obsess (about or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• refuse
• deny
• disregard
• drop
• overlook
• reject
• neglect
• abandon
• decline
• give up
• repudiate
• quit
• renounce
• forsake
• discard
• scorn
• erase
• part (with)
• abjure
• throw out
• desert
• disdain
• expunge

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• forget
• ignore
• refuse
• deny
• disregard
• drop
• overlook
• reject
• neglect
• abandon
• decline
• give up
• repudiate
• quit
• renounce
• forsake
• discard
• scorn
• erase
• part (with)
• abjure
• throw out
• desert
• disdain
• expunge

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have

2 of 2

noun

as in money

a wealthy person

a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• money
• capitalist
• deep pocket
• silk stocking
• fat cat
• heir
• moneybags
• magnate
• billionaire
• tycoon
• heiress
• plutocrat
• gazillionaire
• millionaire
• Croesus
• moneymaker
• zillionaire
• jeunesse dorée
• nabob
• multimillionaire
• money-spinner
• multimillionairess
• multibillionaire
• jet-setter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pauper
• bankrupt
• have-not
• beggar

• pauper
• bankrupt
• have-not
• beggar

Phrases Containing have

• have (to)
• have a fit
• have a go at
• have done (with)
• have a soft spot for
• have a grip on
• what have you
• have sex
• have on
• have one's eye on
• have it in for
• have at
• have done with
• have to do with

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• have (to)
• have a fit
• have a go at
• have done (with)
• have a soft spot for
• have a grip on
• what have you
• have sex
• have on
• have one's eye on
• have it in for
• have at
• have done with
• have to do with

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